Where does “mòrt” come from?
mòrt (Occitan) comes from Old Occitan mort, from Vulgar Latin mortus, from Latin mortuus, from Proto-Italic mortwos, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥twós, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
mòrt (Occitan): death; dead person; dead
Ancestry of “mòrt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Occitan | mort | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | mortus | — |
| 3 | Latin | mortuus | dead, having died; decayed, withered; faint,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | mortwos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥twós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |